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Mr. Grayson replied that the new design will then be in the Transportation Corridor in everybody's plain view instead of under the ground. He explained that if the project were approved, the remediation system would be put where it needs to be, and the proposed building would be where it needs to be with the new remediation facility right up against the trash enclosure. Acting Chair Blank inquired, if the property were to stay the same in exactly the same state it currently is in, would they have to remediate what is there anyway in a year and a half. Mr. Grayson said yes. He added that they would have to change the design completely that they have already incorporated into the plan. Acting Chair Blank asked Mr. Grayson if he was referring to changing the design of the remediation. He indicated that he was talking about the property not changing and inquired if the remediation would take place above ground. Mr. Grayson replied that the remediation would still take place below ground, but they would have to tear up the facility in that back corridor area quite a bit. Acting Chair Blank inquired if, in fact, the existing facility will have to be destroyed in a year and a half. Mr. Grayson said no. He explained that in a year and a half, all sorts of new wells will have to be placed on this facility and in that corridor. Acting Chair Blank pointed out to Mr. Grayson that he had mentioned something about the remediation facility being above ground. Mr. Grayson explained that there is an above - ground mobile unit right now that is actually extracting vapors out of the ground. Acting Chair Blank stated that he is trying to understand what constraints the property owner is under. He asked Mr. Grayson what they would be required to do, by whom, and when, if the project is not approved by the Council and nothing is changed on the property. Mr. Grayson replied that it would take them approximately five or six more years to get the facility cleaned up because they cannot dig out then. He stated that if the tanks are removed, it would much easier to dig and get most of the contamination out as opposed to sticking probes in the ground and trying to get that contamination out. He added that based on field studies, Chevron anticipates that if the proposed facility is approved, it can have the area cleaned out within two to three years; and about ten years if the change does not occur. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 12, 2012 Page 13 of 40